diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_template_folders.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_template_folders.py
index 3098ed93b..e90301184 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_template_folders.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_template_folders.py
@@ -410,9 +410,8 @@ def test_should_show_templates_folder_page(
 
     if expected_empty_message:
         empty_messages = [p for p in page.select("p.text-base") if "No templates found" not in p.text]
-        assert empty_messages and normalize_spaces(empty_messages[0].text) == (
-            expected_empty_message
-        )
+        assert empty_messages, "No empty folder message found"
+        assert normalize_spaces(empty_messages[0].text) == expected_empty_message
 
     mock_get_service_templates.assert_called_once_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID)
 
@@ -1804,6 +1803,5 @@ def test_should_filter_templates_folder_page_based_on_user_permissions(
         # Look for the empty folder message specifically, not the live search no results message
         # The empty folder message is in a div > p.text-base structure, whereas search no results is different
         empty_messages = [p for p in page.select("p.text-base") if "No templates found" not in p.text]
-        assert empty_messages and normalize_spaces(empty_messages[0].text) == (
-            expected_empty_message
-        )
+        assert empty_messages, "No empty folder message found"
+        assert normalize_spaces(empty_messages[0].text) == expected_empty_message